Amulet: Wedjat
Date: Late Period, Dynasty 26, about 664-525 BCE
Dimensions:
H: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
Medium: Egyptian faience.
Place of Origin: Egypt
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Gift of Florence Scott Libbey
Object number: 1925.563
Label Text:The wedjat represents the eye of Horus, here taking the form of an amulet—a protective charm. In a battle with his brother Seth, the god of chaos and confusion, Horus lost his left eye. When the goddess Hathor healed it, Horus used the wedjat to resurrect his father Osiris, who had been murdered by Seth. This explains why Egyptians so often attached wedjat amulets to mummies. The wedjat came to symbolize the process of “making whole.”
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